Do Gender Differences Exist In The Publication Productivity Of Accounting Faculty?

Abstract

Prior studies on gender differences in the research output of accounting faculty have provided contradictory findings.  The current study examines the publication productivity of male and female associate professors of accounting at doctoral and nondoctoral granting institutions and shows that no gender effect exists in the publication output of faculty at nondoctoral institutions.  At doctoral institutions, however, men publish at greater rates than women in the top tier accounting journals and also in a broadened set of academic accounting journals.  No gender effect exists when the journal list is expanded to include academic and professional journals.  In addition, results show that a gender selection bias for coauthors occurs as men tend toward male coauthors and women gravitate toward female collaborators.  With women underrepresented at the associate professor level at doctoral institutions, this gender selection bias may put women at a disadvantage for finding suitable research partners, which could explain their lower publication productivity.